| Abstract: | Purpose of the Study: The study was concerned with the investigation of teacher attitudes toward disadvantaged pupils in an Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Project in San Antonio, Texas. Procedures: Six teachers, who in the opinion of the cooperating principal had pupil-centered attitudes, and six who in his opinion did not have this type attitudes, were selected for the study. Teachers in the study were within a 10 year age range and were under 40 years of age. The 12 teacher subjects were then administered the Minnesota Teacher Attitude Inventory; three teachers scoring highest and three teachers scoring the lowest on the Inventory were selected for the investigation. The teacher subjects were also administered a specially constructed inventory to possibly reveal other dimensions of attitudes toward the teaching-learning situation for disadvantaged children. ... |
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